Submit a minimum 500-word written personal essayon your interest in nursing and your goals as a member of the nursing profession.

Send TOEFL exam scoresif your primary language is not English.

You’ll then receive an invitation to schedule the Nursing Pre-Admission Test (NPAT) and interview. After you successfully complete these, you’ll hear from us about your acceptance. You’ll need to complete/submit:

Bethel College offers a 4-year Baccalaureate degree through the generic program and articulation policies. Admission to the Department of Nursing at Bethel College occurs once a year for the fall semester. All students requesting admission to the nursing majorwill be considered by the Admissions and Progressions committee under the same criteria.

Official transcripts: for evaluation of previously completed courses requesting to be transferred to meet general education and/or nursing prerequisite requirements

TOEFL exam scoresfor students whose primary language is not English. Each area must meet the following minimum requirements:

Writing 20

Reading 19

Speaking 20

Listening 20

When you have completed your application packet, we will arrange with you the final step in the application process:

Nursing Pre-Admission Test (NPAT)andinterview

​* Application materials are considered current if received within 10 months prior to the fall start of the nursing program.

**Application packets received after February 1 will be considered for secondary admission.

Pre-Licensure – Bethel College Student

Students enrolled full-time at Bethel College for a minimum of two concurrent semesters in good standing prior to entering the nursing program are given priority consideration by the Admissions and Progressions Committee into the nursing program, provided admission criteria are met.

Pre-Licensure – Transfer Student

Students wishing to transfer to Bethel College and apply to the nursing program will need to submit official transcripts of all college credits.

Transfer from Another Program

Students with acceptable previous nursing coursework from another baccalaureate program wishing to transfer must:

Have successfully completed nursing coursework with a C (not C-) or better within 2 years prior to the fall start of the nursing program.

Request one of the two letters of reference be completed by the academic adviser or the dean/director at the applicant’s previous nursing program.

LPN to RN Articulation Plan

The articulation plan for a Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) who graduated from a Kansas* school, holds a current Kansas license and has been accepted into the BSN program is as follows:

0-5 years after graduation from practical nursing school: no validation of courses or work experience required.

6-10 years after graduation from practical nursing school: no validation required if during the last 3 years had nursing work experience of 1,000 hours.

More than 10 years after graduation from practical nursing school: must have 1,000 hours of nursing work experience in the last __ years.

*Nursing courses from out-of-state graduates will be evaluated on an individual basis.

The licensed practical or vocational nurse applicant may request credit be granted for NSG 320 Clinical Practicum I by LPN licensure, thereby meeting 4 of the 52 credit hours required in nursing.

Student Notification of Effect of Criminal Activity on Obtaining Licensure

If a student applicant reports any involvement in criminal activity that may result in being subject to licensure denial under KSA 65-1120 Professional and Practical Nurses Statutes, et seq. and amendments thereto., the student will be notified in writing prior to admission of their potential inability to obtain a nursing license.